Juvenile Delinquency
Nori studied juvenile delinquency and family therapy at Western Oregon State College, now known as Western Oregon University, and earned a master's of science degree in 1991. Her research is presented here, including her master's thesis.
Her degree is in Interdisciplinary Studies, which was a combination of Psychology (Psych.), Criminal Justice (CJ), and Clinical Child and Youth Work (CCYW).
Differential Treatment of Females in the Juvenile Justice System
Psych. 592, Psychology of Women, Winter Quarter, 1990.
Analysis of [Oregon Juvenile Correctional Facility]
This is Nori's journal of her internship working in the sex offender ward at a local juvenile reform school.
The Impact of Family Violence on Shaping Delinquent Behavior
Psych 464G, Psychology of Adolescence Spring Quarter, 1990.
Legal and Social Implications of Childhood Abuse and Delinquency
CJ 451G, Juvenile Delinquency, Spring Quarter, 1990.
Research Article Critique
Term paper, graduate statistics class.
ISKCON as an Addictive Organization
CCYW 578, Drug and Alcohol Treatment, Winter Quarter, 1990 (updated and posted at Nori's website, Surrealist.org).
Lost Essays
These were written and graded, but do not exist in electronic format.
Helping Severely Emotionally Disturbed Adolescents Through a Day Treatment Program, CJ 563, Juvenile Issues, Winter Quarter, 1991.
Juvenile Delinquency: Can Art Therapy Help? CJ 563, Juvenile Issues, Winter Quarter, 1991.
Term Project: One Student's Analysis and Journal, CJ 555, Correctional Casework and Counseling, Fall Quarter, 1990.
Compare and Contrast: Two Parent Training Methods, CCYW 562, Family Work in Child and Youth Services, Fall Quarter, 1990.
Treating an Aggressive Child With a Medical/Behavioral Model Compared to a Systemic Approach, CCYW 576.
Aggressive and Self-Destructive Behavior in Children and Youth, Fall Quarter, 1990.
Abstract - Reaction - Application: Seven Chapters from Mirkin & Koman, CCYW 562, Family Work in Child and Youth Services, Fall Quarter, 1990.
Group Therapy: Sorting Fact from Fiction, Psych. 450G, Abnormal Psychology, Summer Quarter, 1990.
A Developmental Explanation of Social Anxiety, Psych. 460G, Advanced Developmental Psychology, Summer Quarter, 1990.
Toward a Ritual of Divorce, CCYW 587, Contemporary Issues in Family Therapy, Spring Quarter, 1990.
Ethical and Professional Considerations in the Field of Juvenile Delinquency, CJ 451G, Juvenile Delinquency, Spring Quarter, 1990.
Case Study of a Remarried Family, CCYW 587, Contemporary Issues in Family Therapy, Spring Quarter, 1990.
A Fourth Generation German American on German American Family Life, CCYW 587, Contemporary Issues in Family Therapy, Spring Quarter, 1990.
Comparison of Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy's Contextual Therapy With Jay Haley's Strategic Therapy, CCYW 585, Theories and Methods of Family Therapy, Winter Quarter, 1990.
Master's Thesis
A Four-Phase Treatment Design for Juvenile Sex Offenders, 1991. This thesis outlines a treatment plan for juveniles, including art therapy. Then it analyzes sexual abuse counselors counselors' attitudes about using such a program, instead of current harsher juvenile treatment methods. College students are welcome to use these materials to replicate the study.
Treating the Adolescent Victim-Turned-Offender
Article summarizes Nori's thesis; published in the quarterly academic journal, Adolescence, Vol. 27, No. 106, Summer 1992.
Nori's graduate classes:
Western Oregon University
Interdisciplinary Studies
1990-1991, GPA 4.0
CRIMINAL JUSTICE 451g Juvenile Delinquency Social dimensions of juvenile delinquency, its nature, demographic distribution, comparison and analysis of agencies, police, courts, individuals, groups, and community efforts in their respective roles of treatment, control, and prevention.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE 506 Special Individual Studies - volunteer work-study at a local youth correctional facility.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE 555 Correctional Casework and Counseling - History, development and contemporary practices, theories and techniques of juvenile and adult correctional casework, counseling and treatment.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE 563 Juvenile Issues - Topics include trends in juvenile, family, school, social agencies, and the court.
EDUCATION 512 Statistics - Methods, techniques, and tools of research. Development of a proposal for a study, and development of the criteria and methods for reading and evaluating research.
PSYCHOLOGY 450g Abnormal Psychology - The nature, causes, and treatment of various forms of unusual behavior and emotional disturbance. The full range of abnormality as defined in the Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association. Course will integrate perspectives generated from psychological theory, research, and physiological findings.
PSYCHOLOGY 460g Advanced Developmental Psychology - Theories of human development across the lifespan, including a review of related research findings and consideration of practical applications.
PSYCHOLOGY 464g Psychology of Adolescence - Transitions and issues of adolescence, including an overview of theory and research with an emphasis on applications for parents, teachers, and professionals offering services to adolescents and youth.
PSYCHOLOGY 592 Psychology of Women - Psychological methods to the study of women's roles and behavior. Sub-topics include development, sexuality, achievement, aptitudes, and work.
CLINICAL CHILD AND YOUTH WORK 562m Family Work for Child and Youth - Approaches to treatment with families of troubled children and youth, such as systemic methods, parent training, filial therapy, and education and support groups. Covers cognitive understanding and skill acquisition.
CLINICAL CHILD AND YOUTH WORK 576m Aggressive and Self-Destructive Behavior in Children and Youth - Theories and methods of understanding, managing, and treating aggressive and self-destructive behavior in children and youth. Topic include theories of childhood aggression, methods of aggression management, social and legal implications of isolation and restraint, theories of suicide and self-destructive behavior, suicide prevention and crisis intervention.
CLINICAL CHILD AND YOUTH WORK 578 Child and Youth Drug and Alcohol Treatment - Research and theoretical explanations for alcohol and drug abuse in children and youth. Topics include individual, family, and peer involvement in substance abuse; treatment modalities and strategies.
CLINICAL CHILD AND YOUTH WORK 585 Theories and Methods of Family Therapy - Current theories of family treatment and their methods: Structural Strategic, Communications, Multi-Generational. Also, innovative methods of family treatment, genogram construction, multiple family groups, networking, video tape playback.
CLINICAL CHILD AND YOUTH WORK 587 Contemporary Issues in Family Therapy - Topics include divorce, step-parenting, blended families, ethnicity, single-parent families, dual paycheck families.
CLINICAL CHILD AND YOUTH WORK 503 Thesis - Develop and write master's thesis under committee chair's supervision.
Marylhurst University
1990-1991
ART THERAPY 016 Introduction to Family Art Therapy - workshop on relevant uses of art therapy in family work.
ART THERAPY 050 Adult Survivor's of Incest - workshop to learn art therapy techniques for survivors.
ART THERAPY 077 Introduction to Dream Workshop - art therapy and dream work.
ART THERAPY 079 Art Therapy and the 12 Steps - art therapy in conjunction with 12 steps.
ART THERAPY 091 Form as Content - Gestalt art therapy workshop with Janie Rhyne.
ART THERAPY 093 Introduction to Art Therapy Workshop - workshop to learn basic art therapy techniques.
University Extension Writers Program, UCLA
1988-1993
ENGLISH 451.4 - Autobiography into Fiction - writers workshop
ENGLISH 404.6 - Tapping Universal Sources - fiction writing workshop
ENGLISH 859.4 - Writers Frame of Mind - writing workshop with a focus on the psychology of writing
ENGLISH 806.19 - Writing as Healing - one-day workshop on creative art therapy
ENGLISH 404.13b - Spirit and Soul Writing Retreat - one week writers retreat with author Elizabeth Upton
ENGLISH 845.2 - First Novel: Planning, Beginning, and Writing - writer's fiction writing workshop
ART 822.6 - Dreamscapes: Drawing from Dreams - art workshop with artist Linda Jacobson
ART 823.1 - The Spiritual in Art Workshop - artist workshop with Linda Jacobson
